Useless Fact of the Day

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  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Musk, used in high-end perfume, was originally an animal secretion that smells like urine.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    All odd numbers have an 'e' in them.
  • striderb
    striderb Posts: 5,843 Member
    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    striderb wrote: »
    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

    If you fall asleep with the television on is that double burn?
  • striderb
    striderb Posts: 5,843 Member
    It's most likely that you snack while watching TV and don't while you sleep.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Nighttime is the natural state of the universe.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    The second hand on a clock has an RPM of 1.
  • Themajez
    Themajez Posts: 61 Member
    You can type the word 'typewriter' on the top row of a Qwerty keyboard

    As a rule of thumb, chemical reactions double in rate/speed every 10 degrees Celsius increase

    The American inch is defined to be exactly 2.54 centimetres. Americans are using the metric system for length and didn't even know it.
  • Themajez
    Themajez Posts: 61 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    You spend your whole life facing forwards.

    And about 200 milliseconds in the past (the time it takes your brain to process things).
  • VUA21
    VUA21 Posts: 2,072 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    Fathers only get a day, but sharks get a whole week.

    It's punishment for dad jokes and the whole sandals with socks thing.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Every birthday party for a dog is a surprise birthday party.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    The "ueue" in queue is silent.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    The more hugs you give the more hugs you get.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Independence Day became a federal holiday in 1870.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    One company owns or holds a majority stake in Keurig Green Mountain, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Panera Bread, The Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Caribou Coffee Company, Eistein Bagels, Espresso House, Mighty Leaf Tea, Stumptown Coffee, and Bruegger's Bagels.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    A 4th of July is 7.75 days.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    In 2017, a man in Russia murdered his friend for claiming that AMD GPUs are better than Nvidia GPUs.
  • AmberGlitterSparkles
    AmberGlitterSparkles Posts: 699 Member
    Elephants see humans the way we see kittens and puppies, they think were adorable!
  • striderb
    striderb Posts: 5,843 Member
    Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married
  • justinewillcutyou
    justinewillcutyou Posts: 530 Member
    Porcupines can float in water.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    You can't lick any part of your reflection in a mirror other than your tongue.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    justinewillcutyou wrote: »
    Porcupines can float in water.

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    I'm aware that's a hedgehog.
  • ssss6813
    ssss6813 Posts: 74 Member
    A crow is as intelligent as a dog
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    February 22nd, 2022 (2-22-22) lands on a Tuesday, making it an “all two’s-day.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    The toy containers of Kinder eggs are yellow because egg yolks are yellow.
  • pudgy1977
    pudgy1977 Posts: 13,499 Member
    Strawberries are red
  • Lonestar5715
    Lonestar5715 Posts: 466 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    You can't lick any part of your reflection in a mirror other than your tongue.

    I thought that was you at my window last night. :D
  • R3d_butt3rfly
    R3d_butt3rfly Posts: 1,127 Member
    I had coffee this morning
  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
    A Hyacinth Macaw's beak is strong enough to bend stainless steel. Pretty amazing.
  • HaPawleyFit17
    HaPawleyFit17 Posts: 124 Member
    Penguins mate for life
    Even after they go on a 2,000 + mile trip, they always come back to the same mate😍 I love penguins

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